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2018 National Foster Care Month Survey

2018 National Foster Care Month Survey

Please let us know how you are using this year's National Foster Care Month "It's All Relative: Supporting Kinship Connections" website and how we can better meet your needs! Your participation in this survey is voluntary, and your responses will be reported anonymously. This survey is intended for customers who are at least 18 years old. If you have any questions, contact Child Welfare Information Gateway staff by email at info@childwelfare.gov or by telephone at 800.394.3366. Thank you for helping us help you.

1. Please describe why you are visiting the National Foster Care Month website. Select all that apply.

To find resources and outreach tools that I can use in promoting awareness of National Foster Care Month in my community

To find resources and information for my work

To find general information on foster care

Other (Please describe.)Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

2. Is this the first year you have visited the National Foster Care Month website?

Yes

No

Don't know

2a. How did you hear about us?

Search engine (e.g., Google, Yahoo)

Linked from another website. (Please describe.)Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

Conference or presentation

Email from Information Gateway or Children's Bureau

Colleague or friend told me about it

Social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter)

Hardcopy publication

Podcast/webinar

Other (Please describe.)Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

2a. How many years, including this year, have you visited the National Foster Care Month website?

1-4

5-10

More than 10

3. Which of the following best describes your background or role?

Professional

Student

Relative/kinship caregiver

Foster youth (current or former)

Prospective adoptive parent

Foster/adoptive parent

Birth parent

Other (Please describe.)Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

3a. Which of the following best describes your professional background?

Prevention/family support services

Child protective services

Foster care services

Adoption services

Youth services

Juvenile justice

Health/mental health services

Substance use services

Legal/courts (e.g. GAL, CASA, attorney)

Researcher/evaluator/consultant

Early childhood educator (0–5yrs)

Teacher (K–12)

Professor/faculty (higher education)

Training specialist

Licensing specialist

Other (Please describe.)Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

3b. Which of the following best describes your workplace? (Check one.)

Local or county public/private agency

State agency

Tribal agency/organization

Federal agency

Community-based/faith-based organization

National organization (e.g., nonprofit, advocacy)

Training and technical assistance service provider

Educational institution (early education, K–12, college, university)

Other (Please describe.)Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

Not useful (Please explain.)Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

5. On a scale of 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent), please rate the following regarding the National Foster Care Month website and provide an explanation for your ratings in the space provided (optional).

Rating

Please provide an explanation for your rating in the space provided (optional).

1 - Poor

2

3 - Neutral

4

5 - Excellent

N/A

Ease of finding information on the website

Ease of finding information on the website: Rating: 1 - Poor

Ease of finding information on the website: Rating: 2

Ease of finding information on the website: Rating: 3 - Neutral

Ease of finding information on the website: Rating: 4

Ease of finding information on the website: Rating: 5 - Excellent

Ease of finding information on the website: Rating: N/A

Please provide an explanation for your rating in the space provided (optional).

Appeal of the website design

Appeal of the website design: Rating: 1 - Poor

Appeal of the website design: Rating: 2

Appeal of the website design: Rating: 3 - Neutral

Appeal of the website design: Rating: 4

Appeal of the website design: Rating: 5 - Excellent

Appeal of the website design: Rating: N/A

Please provide an explanation for your rating in the space provided (optional).

Content that matches my needs

Content that matches my needs: Rating: 1 - Poor

Content that matches my needs: Rating: 2

Content that matches my needs: Rating: 3 - Neutral

Content that matches my needs: Rating: 4

Content that matches my needs: Rating: 5 - Excellent

Content that matches my needs: Rating: N/A

Please provide an explanation for your rating in the space provided (optional).

6. The following resources and tools are available to help you and your organization/agency promote National Foster Care Month. For each resource and tool, please indicate whether or not you and your organization/ agency have used it or intend to use it to promote National Foster Care Month. (Check all that apply.) Please also indicate how you intend to use each (optional).

National Foster Care Month FAQ’sPlease enter an 'other' value for this selection.

National Foster Care Month proclamationsPlease enter an 'other' value for this selection.

National Foster Care Month Facebook PagePlease enter an 'other' value for this selection.

National Foster Care Month widgetsPlease enter an 'other' value for this selection.

Related Organizations ListsPlease enter an 'other' value for this selection.

7. Did you access the Community Engagements page on the National Foster Care Month website?

Yes

No

I don't remember

7a. Tell us how you intend to use the Community Engagement Page and provide any comments or suggestions.

8. This year's theme for our National Foster Care Month initiative is "It's All Relative: Supporting Kinship Connections" and highlights the importance of kinship caregivers in the foster care system. Do you have suggestions for next year's theme?

9. How do you intend to use the resources offered on the National Foster Care Month website? (Check all that apply and please provide details.)